Parques de Portugal

Giant Sequoia

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  • Giant Sequoia

  • Serra da Estrela Nature Park

  • Center

  • Guarda

Identification and Access

  • No

  • Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lind.) Buchholz

  • Sé - Quinta do Alarcão

  • Public

  • 34 m

  • Isolated tree

  • More or less 100 years old

  • Very tall tree, considered a living fossil. The planting of this species in the city of Guarda was a successful experiment of good adaptation of the species in Portugal. The tree may be seen from a distance at the top of an auditorium in the city centre.